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How do Cav2.3 voltage-gated Ca2+ channels affect sleep architecture?

Wie beeinflussen spannungsabhängige Ca2+-Kanäle vom Typ Cav2.3 die Schlafarchitektur?

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Weiergräber, M. How do Cav2.3 voltage-gated Ca2+ channels affect sleep architecture?. Somnologie 17, 304–306 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11818-013-0633-x

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